Car-fender.



' PATBNTED MAY 12, 1903.

r A. L. IGOU, GAR FENDER. APPLICATION FILED SBPT.2, 1902.

K0 MODEL.

Patented May 12, 1903.

ALBERT L. IGOU, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CAR-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 727,953, dated May 12, 1 903. Application filed September 2, 1902. Serial No. 121,741. (No model.)

To otZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT L. IGOU, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and use ful Improvement in Oar-Fenders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in car-fenders wherein the construction is such that a cross-bar carried by the front of the fenderis arranged whenever an object is struck to be moved thereby to pull a trigger which will free the fender and permit it to drop upon the track.

Theinvention consistsin the novel features of construction set forth in following description and claims, and illustrated in the drawlugs.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of niyimproved fender applied to the under side of the platform of the car. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing in dotted lines the position of the fender after it has been set free by the trigger.

Referring to the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings by letters, A represents a platform of a car having secured to the under side thereof hangers a, to the forward ends of which are pivoted by suitable pins a the fender-frame B. This frame is of substantially the form shown in Fig. 1, with the slats b or other light supporting structure carried thereby. Secured to the frame at the side portions are two downwardly-extending bars I), which are secured in turn to rearwardly-extending bars I)", carried by the frame B. A cross-bar b is mounted between these two bars 12 The cross-bar 19 carries a clip I), which is adapted to receive a trigger-operating rod O. A cross-bar 0, having suitable guide-pins c, operated in suitable openings b in front of the frame, is secured to the end of the trigger-operating rod O, as shown. The rod 0 passes through suitable openings 19 in front of the frame and extends back through the clip 17 to the rear of the fender, where itis pivoted to the short link 0, which in turn is pivoted to the arm 0 secured to the trigger.

On the under side of the platform of the car is a bracket D, provided with a suitable brace d and having pivoted therein a bellcrank trigger d. This trigger d is pivoted at d and has one short arm (1 and a long arm d, the long arm extending upwardly and-adjustably carrying the arm 0 and the short arm (1 extending horizon tally and carrying'a friction-roller d which normally engages a portion b iof the bar bflwhich is preferably made cylindrical at this point. It willbe seen that when the roller d is behind the turned portion 1), as shown in Fig. 2, the fender will be in a raised position, as shown in the full lines in that figure. Should the member d of the bell-crank lever be pulled back in the position shown in dotted lines, the roller d will be raised thereby and the fender will be allowed to drop into the position shown in the dotted lines.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that should the cross-bar C strike any obstruction upon the track the bar will move backward and the trigger-operating rod will also move backward until the upward-extending arm (1 of the trigger has been pulled back, setting free thefender, as before described. The dropping of the fender is instantaneous,.and it thus receives the obstacles on its upper side, preventing them from passing under thefender and coming in contact with the running-gear of the car. After the fender has been dropped it may be put in active position again by simply being raised by hand until the roller d engages behind the turned portion 19 ofthe bar b which will hold the fender in its normal position.

A suitable stop, as the lug d carried by the bracket d, limits the forward movement of the bell-crank. The connecting-arm c is preferably screw-threaded into the arm d and locked by a jam-nut c to allow adjustment.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a car-fender, the combination with the car-body, aframe carried thereby, a lever acting as a strut to support said frame, means at the front of the frame adapted to engage an obstruction, and a connection between said means and said lever operating to withdraw the lever when said means are engaged, substantially as described.

2. In a car fender, the combination with the car-body of a frame pivotally carried thereby, a bell-crank lever one arm of which is arranged to act as a strut to support said frame, a releasing device carried by the frame and connected with the other arm of the bell-crank lever and adapted to move it out of active engagement with the frame, substantially as described.

3. In a car-fender, the combination of the car-body, a frame pivotally carried thereby, a bell-crank trigger suitably pivoted under the car-body, and having one arm engaging said frame and adapted to hold it in elevated position, a cross-bar carried at the forward end of said frame, and a rod leading rearward from said cross-bar and connected at its rear end with the other arm of said bellcrank, substantially as described.

4:. In a car-fender, the combination of a pivoted frame, a trigger pivoted to a suitable bracket on the under side of the car-body, means adapted to engage an obstruction at the'forward end of the frame, a rod leading rearward therefrom and connected at its rear end with said trigger, and a cross-bar carried by said frame lower down than the pivot thereof, said trigger being adapted to normally engage said cross-bar and hold the frame elevated and to be released therefrom by the movement of said rod, substantially as described.

5. In a car-fender, the combination with the car-body, of a main frame pivotally carried by the body, a trigger carried by the body and having an arm lower down than the pivot of the frame, a rear bar carried by the frame which said trigger may engage and thereby support the frame, a bar at the forward end of the frame, and a connection between it and the trigger whereby the movement of said forward bar may release the frame and allow it to drop, substantially as described.

0. In a car-fender, the combination of a pivoted frame, a trigger carrying a roller adapted to bear against and support said frame, and means at the forward end of the frame for moving the trigger to withdraw the roller and allow the frame to drop, substantially as described.

7. In a car-fender, the combination of a main frame, having a movable cross bar mounted on the front of the same, of a trigger pivoted to a suitable bracket secured to the under side of the car-body, an operating-rod connecting said cross-bar, a link connecting said rod and trigger, and a lower rear rod of the frame against which said trigger is adapted to bear and retain the frame elevated, whereby the movement of said cross-bar will operate the trigger and drop the fender upon the track, substantially as described.

8. In a car-fender, the combination of a main frame pivotally carried by the car-body, a movable member carried bythe forward end of said frame, a bell-crank trigger pivoted to a suitable bracket mounted on the under side of the car-body, operating connections be tween said movable memberand said trigger, a roller carried by said trigger, and a crossbar carried by the fender at its rear and having a rounded portion against which said roller is adapted to bear, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT L. IGOU.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. BATES, B. W. BRooKnTT. 

